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Conventional Wisdom: Reality TV vs Reality

| September 18, 2013

Last night after watching Face Off, we watched the last episode of Heroes of Cos-Play which was the second half of the costume contest at the Planet Comics convention in Kansas City. This was the group rather than the individual contest. This is the episode that Caroline has been waiting for since she saw the […]

Crafty Tuesday the Return

| September 10, 2013

Ok it didn’t really go away but it did go quiet for a while. Since I talked about it at Dragon Con this year, I thought I would do an entry on what Crafty Tuesday is and why I do it. The why is simple. I had been talking about how I put things up […]

Convention(al) Wisdom Part 5: The Internet and Fandom (Part 1)

| May 23, 2012

The Internet has changed a lot about fandom. It is much easier for fans of the same thing to find each other. There is plenty of fanfic and fan art to peruse. Recreation costuming has become so much easier with a lot of information at our fingertips. Some times too much information. I really don’t […]

Convention(al) Wisdom part 3: Costuming Part 2

| May 9, 2012

This week I want to discuss Hall Costumes. Hall Costumes have become a thing in their own right. And some of the Hall Costumes out do the ones that come up on stage. DragonCon is a great place to catch all kinds of costumes you will only see in the halls or at various points […]